My American Experience
We invite you to tell us your own stories - whether you lived through a tumultuous time period or learned about it from a relative, a book or a movie.
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Introduction:
Harry S. Truman -
Photo Gallery:
Truman Photo Album -
Timeline:
The Life of Harry S. Truman -
Timeline:
World Timeline 1945-1953 -
General Article:
Did You Know? -
Bonus Video:
A Compromise Candidate -
Bonus Video:
Roosevelt Might Die -
Bonus Video:
Captain Harry -
Bonus Video:
Mr. U.S.A. -
Bonus Video:
Crisis in Korea -
Bonus Video:
Sizing up Stalin -
Bonus Video:
Communism -
Bonus Video:
Bess Truman -
Bonus Video:
Atomic Bombs -
Bonus Video:
Actions Against Striking Workers -
Interview:
Walter LaFeber, Historian -
Interview:
Alonzo Hamby, Historian -
General Article:
Early Career -
General Article:
Domestic Policy -
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Foreign Affairs -
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Presidential Politics -
General Article:
Legacy -
Poll Results:
Poll Results -
Primary Resources:
Announcing the Bombing of Hiroshima -
Primary Resources:
A Warning to Japan Urging Surrender -
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Address to the NAACP, 1947 -
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Civil Rights Speech, 1948 -
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Democratic Nomination Acceptance Speech, 1948 -
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Inaugural Address, 1949 -
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Statement about Korea, 1950 -
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Leaflets warning Japanese of Atomic Bomb, 1945 -
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Berlin Potsdam Conference, 1945 -
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Charter of the United Nations, June 26, 1945 -
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Truman Doctrine, 1947 -
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Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1948 -
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Declaration of Israel's Independence, 1948 -
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Southern Response to Civil Rights Speech, 1948 -
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North Atlantic Treaty, 1949 -
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Letter from Albert Einstein to FDR, 8/2/39 -
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Letter Henry Stimson to Truman -
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Letter from Albert Einstein to FDR, 3/25/45 -
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Entries from President Truman's Diary -
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The First Nuclear Test in New Mexico -
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Desegregation of the Armed Forces, 1948 -
General Article:
Program Summary -
Cast & Crew:
Film Credits -
Further Reading:
Related Books and Websites -
Transcript:
Program Transcript -
Teacher's Resources:
Teacher's Guide
Other Stories
Topic: Who is Your Favorite 20th-Century American President?
Who is your favorite 20th-century American president? Was it FDR? Kennedy? Reagan? Or one of the other 14 men from Theodore Roosevelt (1901-1909) to Bill Clinton (1993-2001) who helped usher the United States through the 1900s? Who do you think was the most influential? Who had the greatest impact on the country we live in today?
